2. A SPECIAL EVENT ‘’ANIMAL RESCUE AND CARE’’

Requires your August presence at PRAKRUTI-8..

Various Animal lovers, beginners & individuals are working in the field of animal rescue, treatment & rehabilitation of injured or abandoned creatures.
There are many who are quite keenly interested, but do not know how to begin and how to handle animals or a situation.

In order to enhance interaction and knowledge among existing NGO’s or Experts and beginners / individuals working in this field a workshop on Animal Rescue & Care is organized in PRAKRUTI 8 Festival, at Bhavans Nature & Adventure Centre. It shall also act as a tremendous encouragement to such young budding Animal lovers.

If you aspire to be a rescuer or if you wish to learn more on wildlife conservation,
along with Welfare of Animals, Birds and all living beings, we invite YOU to COME and PARTICIPATE.

There is a chance you will get to interact with many like-minded people during this informal workshop. Here is an opportunity to meet up some Veterans.

Do not miss.

Co-ordinated by :Phiroze & Ratty zaveri

Date : Friday 19th January, 2018

Time : 1. 00 to 2.00pm

Venue : Cloud Audi

Fees : Free

Contact person – Amit Adhav, Prabhu Swami

3. FISH CARE WORKSHOP

Mr. Amar Salvi

Amar Salvi is the founder of TropiCo Aqua, a Nature Aquarium Gallery based out of Navi Mumbai. He has been associated with the aquarium hobby for the past 35 years and has made it his personal mission to promote this wonderful hobby amongst enthusiasts. Amar Salvi is also an HR professional with over 24 years of work experience and conducts various training programs on Interviewing Skills, Mind Mapping and Goal Setting.

Fish make both beautiful and entertaining pets. Whether you are a beginner or an expert, there are a few basics of fish ownership that are important to follow. Choose fish that appeal to you, not only in appearance but in personality as well. Ensure that they are comfortable and healthy by getting the right size tank and adding in appropriate plants and decorations. Fish can live a long time, so establishing a cleaning and feeding routine will make ownership more fun and less stressful.

4. BIRD CARE WORKSHOP

Nigam Pandya is a certified aviculturist by American Federation of Aviculture with experience of over 35 years in keeping and breeding exotic birds will talk on good aviculture practices.

Mr Bakul Bhatt, Rajkot, Gujarat

Bakul Bhatt has been living with birds since 1990. He has bred many spices of exotic birds, like budgerigar (Australia) lovebirds (africa),cockatiel ( Australia)grass parakeets (Australia) fincehs (Australia), doves, pigeons, etc.
He tries to make people aware about bird keeping & educate them on how to care for birds in captivity.

India has a long history of bird keeping. Many people in India keep birds today. Unfortunately not all these bird keepers are aware about the requirement of birds in captivity. While birds bred in captivity for generations, cannot be released in wild, it is important to understand finer aspects of making their lives better in captivity by pet owners.

It will cover topics such as:

Introduction to Aviculture
Brief reference to Indian Wildlife protection Act 1972 and keeping exotic birds
Who should keep birds and why?
Management of birds by bird keeper
Housing
Diet
Water
Observation and spending time with the birds
Record keeping
Health
Transportation
Conservation an important goal for all aviculturists

Conducted by : Mr. Nigam Pandya & Mr. Bakul Bhatt

Date : Saturday 20th January, 2018

Time : 1.00 to 2.00 pm

Venue : Cloud Audi

Fees : Free

Persons participating in the program will have an opportunity to enroll themselves in the course “Basics of Bird Keeping – Level I”

6. ORIGAMI WORKSHOP

Origami is an ancient art of paper folding. It is very scientific and very creative. The art is inexpensive and it has many benefits if practiced regularly. For centuries people have been using their creativity to fold paper in to a range of imaginative shapes. It is an art where even a beginner gets instant result. At the interactive corner the learners will be given the paper and will be taught fascinating Origami designs.

It will enhance their knowledge of three dimensional Geometry. The models made by them will be allowed to be carried by them.

Conducted by : Shri. Kamlesh Gandhi and Shri. Manikant Dhulla

Date : Fri, Sat & Sun 19th, 20th& 21stJanuary, 2018

Time : 9.30am to 4. 00pm

Venue : Stall at Space (Near Washroom)

Fees : Free

7. RE-USE CRAFT WORKSHOP

This workshop provides with an all new way of creating and crafting things keeping up the ‘best out of waste’ tradition, wherein one gets to create items like hats, paper mats, birthday calendars, purses, photo frames from materials which are already used. It is a fun learning experience filled with joy resulting in magical and colourful products.

Conducted by : Mrs. Chetana Shah

Date : Fri, Sat & Sun 19th, 20th& 21stJanuary, 2018

Time : 9.00 am Onwards

Venue : Shantiniketan 2

Fees : Free

8. PAPER QUILLING

Paper Quilling is a fun learning experience and it gets even better when done with the guidance of an expert, surrounded by like – minded people. Learn the know – how’s of paper quilling and witness the magic that unfolds with each gorgeously quilled article that you make. The techniques and concepts that the workshop has to offer will amaze you, only leaving you wanting for more. Paper Quiling shall focus on nature designs in this paper quilling workshop.
For Age Group: 12+

9. MASK MAKING

This simple and fun loving Paper Mache is an excellent craft for kids to create wonders. Paper Mache can be used to make many things like masks, plates, idols, dolls, etc. In ancient times paper Mache was used to make boxes, ornaments and many other day to day things. In World War I the British employed Paper Mache to make figures resembling soldiers to draw sniper fire. Many tribes around the world make their traditional masks from Paper Mache even today.
In the workshop one will learn how to make Paper Mache and also to make masks and other creative items.

10.Terrarium Workshop

Join us at this workshop to learn how to create your own terrarium. Learn how to care for living plants in a terrarium environment and design your own attractive plant art piece for your home, or as a gift for family and friends. At the end of the workshop, you will bring home a mini garden of your own.

Workshop Outline

Introduction to the concept and types of terrariums
Tips on how to grow and maintain your terrarium
Hands-on session – Create your terrarium!

11. VEGETABLE GARDENING & KITCHEN COMPOSTING

Plate to Farm – Kitchen Composting

Pankaj Jadhav

A session on handling kitchen waste is a first basic step to minimize the pressure on nature by reducing the waste, which is generally send to a landfill in addition to making a contribution to clean our air & green our city. You learn how to use a precious resource like dried leaves, twigs and kitchen waste and recycle it from plate to farm.

12. FUN SCIENCE

Fun Science
1: Science is magic: Participants are introduced to experiments on air and matter. kids are engaged with
lots of discussions and questions on science tricks. Each experiment is based on science concepts and
not just magic.

Firing Science experiments to engage:
Van de graph: Participants are introduced to experiments on electricity and electronics! Kids are
engaged through some amazing activities that revolve around the movement of electrons in a circuit.

Magic mama: It has some very exciting and safe experiments where kids watch some experiments on
fire!

Unbursting balloon: It is a fun experiment where the balloons that doesn’t burst.

13. SCIENCE IN PRAKRUTI

Children learn the overview of Micobes, different types of micro-organisms, fungus, different kinds of fungus, how they are helpful and harmful to living organisms.
Topics-
1. Brief about unicellular organisms and Multi-cellular oraganisms.
2. Types of microbes.
3. Differentiate between saprophytes and parasites.
4. What is fungus?
5. Good and bad bacteria